Swytch, a blockchain-based clean energy incentive, and the Germany-based Energy2market GmbH (e2m), a company aggregating energy trading throughout Europe, have announced a pilot program which includes roughly 3.5Gw of solar, wind, hydro and biogas energy capacity in Germany, which is enough to power over 500,000 homes. As part of the large-scale pilot, Swytch is testing its first versions of the data flow, blockchain, dashboard, estimators, token allocation models and other key parts of the platform. Read more...

Barbados-based fintech firm Bitt Inc., a portfolio company of Medici Ventures, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Overstock.com focused on the blockchain, and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct a fintech pilot on distributed ledger techno…

Provider of blockchain solutions, ULedger has announced that it will be offering universities and non-profit organizations the opportunity to utilize ULedger’s blockchain solution at no cost. With the ability to integrate into any legacy technology infrastructure, ULedger allows companies the ability to become blockchain-enabled, providing a reliable and immutable record of data. ULedger was built for the mission of bringing blockchain to the masses, and this new program is designed to afford even more institutions the ability to improve their existing systems and integrate blockchain technology. Read more...